Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and job losses, seasonally adjusted South Dakota Total private Gross job gains Gross job losses Year 3 months ended Net change (1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 3,002 19,881 16,136 3,745 16,879 13,936 2,943 December 39 17,734 14,620 3,114 17,695 14,479 3,216 1993 March 3,371 20,431 16,014 4,417 17,060 14,108 2,952 June 1,384 19,363 15,704 3,659 17,979 14,770 3,209 September 4,451 21,021 16,802 4,219 16,570 13,586 2,984 December 3,231 20,322 16,386 3,936 17,091 14,402 2,689 1994 March 4,197 21,430 17,083 4,347 17,233 13,689 3,544 June 2,939 19,546 16,353 3,193 16,607 13,681 2,926 September 4,244 21,845 16,957 4,888 17,601 14,267 3,334 December 2,948 21,156 16,923 4,233 18,208 15,302 2,906 1995 March 6,467 23,266 18,893 4,373 16,799 14,386 2,413 June -50 20,033 16,343 3,690 20,083 16,389 3,694 September 3,253 22,545 18,184 4,361 19,292 15,727 3,565 December 1,050 20,772 16,716 4,056 19,722 16,238 3,484 1996 March 1,535 20,787 16,680 4,107 19,252 16,010 3,242 June 938 20,048 16,353 3,695 19,110 16,092 3,018 September 2,755 22,039 18,497 3,542 19,284 16,220 3,064 December -279 20,126 16,080 4,046 20,405 17,036 3,369 1997 March 3,133 21,668 18,289 3,379 18,535 15,836 2,699 June 2,569 21,933 17,746 4,187 19,364 16,533 2,831 September 1,238 22,855 18,578 4,277 21,617 17,191 4,426 December 971 21,894 17,612 4,282 20,923 17,246 3,677 1998 March 503 22,112 17,065 5,047 21,609 17,955 3,654 June 1,329 23,503 18,180 5,323 22,174 17,593 4,581 September 1,551 22,934 17,734 5,200 21,383 17,811 3,572 December 2,437 22,993 18,863 4,130 20,556 16,482 4,074 1999 March 2,165 23,345 18,749 4,596 21,180 17,203 3,977 June 3,527 23,064 19,144 3,920 19,537 16,127 3,410 September 1,308 23,424 18,311 5,113 22,116 18,347 3,769 December 4,438 23,655 19,213 4,442 19,217 16,163 3,054 2000 March 4,735 25,511 20,066 5,445 20,776 17,491 3,285 June -1,474 21,598 17,877 3,721 23,072 19,411 3,661 September 314 22,798 17,520 5,278 22,484 18,669 3,815 December -574 22,891 17,245 5,646 23,465 17,990 5,475 2001 March -3,920 24,246 19,008 5,238 28,166 17,906 10,260 June -2,358 20,656 16,544 4,112 23,014 19,112 3,902 September -1,358 21,317 17,296 4,021 22,675 18,863 3,812 December -931 20,579 16,605 3,974 21,510 17,921 3,589 2002 March -968 22,078 17,978 4,100 23,046 18,572 4,474 June 1,423 21,856 17,547 4,309 20,433 17,009 3,424 September 154 20,644 17,093 3,551 20,490 16,848 3,642 December 599 20,633 16,574 4,059 20,034 16,775 3,259 2003 March -2,024 19,504 16,076 3,428 21,528 17,803 3,725 June -97 21,437 17,293 4,144 21,534 17,349 4,185 September 310 20,234 16,788 3,446 19,924 16,364 3,560 December 2,277 22,336 17,702 4,634 20,059 16,782 3,277 2004 March 379 21,104 17,650 3,454 20,725 17,231 3,494 June 2,961 22,160 18,027 4,133 19,199 16,054 3,145 September 1,388 21,310 17,024 4,286 19,922 16,492 3,430 December 921 21,690 17,521 4,169 20,769 17,688 3,081 2005 March 2,241 22,386 18,228 4,158 20,145 16,766 3,379 June 1,721 21,481 17,706 3,775 19,760 16,362 3,398 September 2,013 21,377 17,616 3,761 19,364 16,255 3,109 December 2,520 22,523 18,472 4,051 20,003 16,739 3,264 2006 March 2,285 22,592 18,848 3,744 20,307 16,959 3,348 June 1,556 21,540 17,692 3,848 19,984 17,247 2,737 September 1,475 21,666 17,883 3,783 20,191 17,083 3,108 December 2,843 22,630 18,370 4,260 19,787 16,592 3,195 2007 March 2,352 21,790 18,211 3,579 19,438 16,348 3,090 June 1,584 21,690 17,980 3,710 20,106 17,205 2,901 September 521 20,882 17,550 3,332 20,361 16,893 3,468 December 1,303 21,592 17,947 3,645 20,289 17,199 3,090 2008 March 2,889 22,455 19,256 3,199 19,566 16,353 3,213 June -1,213 20,907 16,848 4,059 22,120 18,525 3,595 September 325 21,180 17,229 3,951 20,855 17,774 3,081 December -1,205 21,577 17,877 3,700 22,782 19,136 3,646 2009 March -5,917 18,106 14,947 3,159 24,023 21,073 2,950 June -4,241 20,228 16,354 3,874 24,469 20,136 4,333 September -1,488 19,824 16,112 3,712 21,312 17,097 4,215 December -1,103 19,798 15,769 4,029 20,901 17,163 3,738 2010 March -1,899 19,527 15,301 4,226 21,426 17,852 3,574 June 2,179 21,540 17,570 3,970 19,361 16,353 3,008 September 1,485 20,828 17,219 3,609 19,343 16,028 3,315 December 1,806 21,290 17,865 3,425 19,484 16,384 3,100 2011 March -1,332 19,073 15,613 3,460 20,405 17,053 3,352 June 2,288 21,404 17,641 3,763 19,116 15,873 3,243 September 3,222 22,160 17,867 4,293 18,938 15,677 3,261 December 2,138 21,579 17,707 3,872 19,441 16,023 3,418 (1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.